This piece plays both with opacity and texture by mixing lace patterns and yarns, to create a garment that recalls rippling prairies. A feather-and-fan style stitch pattern is used to create stripes in wool and mohair that visually mimic the (rapidly vanishing) grass seas of the interior. Holding both yarns together for ribbing creates a third colorway, without requiring a third yarn. The sleeveless shell is suitable for the last days of fall, but the close neckline, wool yarn and deep ribbing nod to the rapidly drawing cooler evenings.

Sizes:
A (B, C, D (E, F, G) (H, I, J) (K, L, M) (N, O, P)) to fit bust approx 30 (32, 34, 36 (38, 40, 42) (44, 46, 48) (50, 52, 54) (56, 58, 60))”/ 76 (81.5, 86.5, 91.5 (96.5, 101.5, 106.5) (112, 117, 122) (127, 132, 137) (142, 147.5, 152.5)) cm.

Shell is designed to be worn with negative ease at the hips, and 3-5”/ 7.5-12.5 cm positive ease at the bust. Choose garment size by finished bust measurement.

Yarn Requirements:
Yarn A
The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers, Moon Sisters (70% merino, 25% nylon/ polyamide, 5% stellina; 428 yd / 391 m per 100 g); 2 (2, 2, 2 (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3) (3, 3, 3) (3, 3, 3)) skeins in color I’ve Got Dreams to Remember.

Or approx 564 (614, 649, 683 (718, 751, 788) (823, 856, 879) (911, 945, 960) (976, 1006, 1035)) yd / 516 (561, 593, 625 (657, 687, 721) (753, 783, 804) (833, 864, 878) (892, 920, 946)) m of fingering weight wool or wool-blend yarn.

Yarn B
The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers, Mighty Mo (70% mohair, 30% silk; 459 yd / 420 m per 50 g); 1 (1, 1, 2 (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2)) skein(s) in color Ranch Romance.

Or approx 393 (427, 452, 476 (497, 519, 544) (568, 589, 605) (626, 651, 665) (681, 705, 725)) yd / 359 (390, 413, 435 (454, 475, 497) (519, 539, 553) (572, 595, 608) (623, 645, 663)) m of lace-weight mohair-blend yarn.

Gauge
26 sts x 34 rows = 4”/ 10 cm in Pattern A using Yarn A, worked flat or in the round.

28 sts x 36 rows = 4”/ 10 cm in 1x1 Rib using Yarn A and B held together worked in the round.

Needles: 3.25mm / US 3 knitting needles
US 3 (3.25 mm) 24”/ 60 cm circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge.

US 3 (3.25 mm) 16”/ 40 cm circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge.

Notions
• Approx 3 yards of waste yarn for holding live sts
• Tapestry needle to weave in ends

Notes:
Shell is worked in the round, beg at lower hem. Both yarns are held together for the ribbed waistband, then lace and stripes are worked with yarns held singly. Sts are divided at armholes, with front and back worked separately. Front and back are joined at shoulder seams using 3-needle bind off. Sts are picked up for 1x1 Rib bands around armholes and neckline, worked with both yarns held together.